With tens of thousands of jobs on the line, it is outrageous that the government won’t lift a finger to help save livelihoods and the future of higher education.
What's the plan, Dan? #SaveHigherEdJobs @NTEUNational
Universities around the country are already cutting staff and courses in response to this crisis. As semester two approaches, this will only get worse.
Job & course cuts will have generational impacts on university teaching and research in our country.
University workers are being left high and dry by a government that has not only resisted providing them support, but put up extra barriers every step of the way during this crisis. It seems this government simply doesn’t care.
It’s time Minister Tehan provided a new funding package for universities and scrapped the unfair rules which have excluded every single university from qualifying for the JobKeeper payment.
Only with support for all workers, new funding and a plan for Free TAFE and uni for all can we rebuild as a more just society after this crisis.
Universities with large reserves must prioritise staff jobs in spending what money they have. Keeping university staff, including casuals, on payroll should be top of every Vice-Chancellor’s agenda in managing this crisis.
My full statement: mehreen-faruqi.greensmps.org.au/articles/uni-j…
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